Reference & Links

In this directory, you will find links to Web sites reflecting news and knowledge from around our fields of endeavor. Associations, public agencies and relevant professional publications in our industry are included. With this directory of references and web links, we hope we have made it easier for you to stay abreast of the know-how, as well as the challenges and opportunities presenting themselves in our industry.

Topic		Organizations/Agencies		Publications
Professional Information for Engineers		American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)		Building Design & Construction
		American Institute of Architects (AIA)		Engineering News-Record
		American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)		Engineering Times
		American Planning Association (APA)/American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)		Structural Engineer
		American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
		American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
		American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
		American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
		Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF)
		Connecticut Engineers in Private Practice (CEPP)
		Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
		Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
		Institute for Research in Construction (IRC)
		Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)
		National Engineers Week
		National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
		New York Association of Consulting Engineers (NYACE)
		United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
		WWW Virtual Library: Civil Engineering
Surveying/Mapping		American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM)		Point of Beginning
		National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)		Professional Surveyor
Contractors/ Materials		American Concrete Institute (ACI)
		American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA)
		American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
		Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
		Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
		Engineered Wood Association (APA)
		Insulating Concrete Form Association (ICFA)
		National Association of Home Builders Research Center (NAHBRC)
		National Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA)
		National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
		Portland Cement Association (PCA)
		Precast Concrete Association of New York (PCANY)
		Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
		Steel Deck Institute (SDI)
		Steel Joist Institute (SJI)
		Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA)
		United States Bureau of Reclamation Materials Engineering and Research Laboratory
		Wire Reinforcement Institute (WRI)
Highways/Roads/ Bridges		American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)		Better Roads
		American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)		Roads & Bridges
		Connecticut Department of Transportation
		Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
		Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
		Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS)
		New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT)
		New York State Association of Transportation Engineers (NYSATE)
		New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
		Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)
		Transportation Research Board (TRB)
		United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)
		Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans)
Airports		Aviation Council of Pennsylvania (ACP)		Airport Business
		Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)		Aviation Week Newsletters
		Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bureau of Aviation
Public Works		American Water Resources Association (AWRA)		American City and County
		American Water Works Association (AWWA)		Public Works
	Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM)
	United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Environmental	New York State Wetlands Forum (NYSWF)
	United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Erosion Control	Forester Communications
Heating/ Air Conditioning/ Refrigeration	American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Fire Protection	National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Geological	National Geodetic Survey
	National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE)
	United States Geological Survey (USGS)
	WWW Virtual Library of Geotechnical Engineering
Lightning	Lightning Protection Institute (LPI)
Electrical	Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Inspection	National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers (NABIE)
Forensic	National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
Disaster Planning	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
General Scientific	National Science Foundation (NSF)
Energy Planning	New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Water Management	United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Water Management Research Laboratory (WMRL)